The Holyrood Palace was Mary Stuart's main residence from 1542 ...

The Holyrood Palace was Mary Stuart's main residence from 1542 to 1567. It's the place where we are the closest of Mary's personnal life. We can see several personal items, as well as her room in the palace.

In 1566, this palace was the scene of an horrifying crime. Indeed, David Rizzio, known to be the queen's personal secretary, was coldly murdered by Lord Darnley, the queen's second husband and cousin. She married him following her previous husband's death, the king of France, François II. One day when he was in Mary's appartments, Darnley and his partners were waiting Rizzio to stab him to the death in front of Mary who was pregnant. The bloodstains on the ground could never be cleaned even as the maids tried again and again. Indeed, they reappeared all the time as a kind of surnatural memory of the vile fact that had taken place there.

Lord Darnley died a year later in a huge explosion which destroyed his appartments. Rumors said that Mary set the fire to avenge Rizzio's death. Although she was suspected, Mary was never accused of this death. The Count Bothwell was accused and finally cleared. Mary married the latter several months after that which caused a scandal.

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The Holyrood Palace was Mary Stuart's main residence from 1542 to 1567. It's the place where we are the closest of Mary's personnal life. We can see several personal items, as well as her room in the palace.
In 1566, this palace was the scene of an horrifying crime. Indeed, David Rizzio, known to